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On 25 Jan 2010, at 01:33, Grant wrote: |
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> I have a TRENDnet TBW-105UB USB bluetooth adapter and Motorola H560 |
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> bluetooth headset, and I'm trying to use them with twinkle VOIP |
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> software. I've spent at least 8 hours today following up with every |
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> single lead and I can't figure out how this is supposed to work. I |
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> think I don't have the 2 devices "pairing". The instructions here: |
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> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/bluetooth-guide.xml |
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> seem to be completely outdated. I installed blueman in the hopes that |
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> it would help facilitate pairing, but I only get python errors when I |
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> try to run the binaries. Is it gnome-only? I'm running xfce4. |
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Dumb question, Grant, but you are using the right passkey, right? |
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These headsets have it built into them, and you usually have to do |
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something like hold down the headset's power button for 4 or 6 seconds |
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(instead of just pushing it and letting go, as you would normally do |
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to power on the device) and the indicator light will flash (or flash |
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more slowly than usual, or change colour or in some other way indicate |
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it's doing things differently). This initiates pairing mode on the |
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headset, and you have 10 or 20 seconds to pair. |
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The passkey of the headset is usually fixed at 0000, but check the |
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manual. You can't change it, and you'll need to match your PC to that. |
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It seems like you're a bit frustrated by all this, the way you've |
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posted without giving us any information. If you're struggling with |
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the concept of pairing, then I suggest you try pairing the headset |
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with your phone & using it, just to get the hang of it. If you don't |
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have a bluetooth phone, maybe you could borrow one? Usually headsets |
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pair with phones pretty easily, first or second time, just as soon as |
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you've worked out which of the tiny little buttons to hold in the |
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right way for pairing. Once you've got this sussed out it'll pair |
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immediately - or even automatically - with your PC. |
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The article doesn't look *that* out of date to me, as it mentions "... |
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with >=bluez-libs-3.x and >=bluez-utils-3.x, pin helpers have been |
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replaced..." and here on my systems versions 2.25 are still marked as |
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stable. On the other hand I see that 3.36 is marked as stable, too. :/ |
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Stroller. |
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